New Delhi railway station to get free Wi-Fi connectivity soon
New Delhi railway station to get free Wi-Fi connectivity soon
New Delhi railway station will be soon equipped with free W-Fi connectivity – a move that will bring one of India's busiest railway stations to the level of the major international airports in the country.
“A Mumbai-based company has been
given the job to make the New Delhi station a Wi-Fi enabled station,” a
senior Railway Ministry official is quoted as saying, adding “the
company was selected through tender.”
According to the official,
passengers on all platforms of the Delhi railway station can access the
Wi-Fi service from their mobile phones and laptops. The official reveals
about Rs. 80 lakh will be spent on installing the facility at the
station. “The system is expected to be operational in 3 to 4 months,”
the official said.
The move comes shortly after the Indian Railways introduced free Wi-Fi services on Howrah Rajdhani trains.
“We are exploring to mount tablets
on walls at certain places in the station for the benefit of
passengers. The tablets will be equipped to disseminate information
about the train position, expected arrival time and other relevant data
required by the passenger,” the official said.
Last year, Bangalore division of Indian Railways in coordination with RailTel and Telibrahma had launched “BluFi” services
for the city railway station. The BluFi services allow passengers to
access online content such as videos, games, wallpapers along with
Railway-related information information such as PNR status, just by
switching Bluetooth on their mobile devices at the station.
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